The past few years have seen asset managers respond to uncertain markets, shifting demographics and regulatory change with a raft of more outcome-focused, multi-asset investment options. Is the sun setting on the traditional, mixed asset approach?

As a growing organisation NEST are constantly evolving their approach and look to understand how best to service their members. This report details a variety of case studies which demonstrate positive and responsible investments, with a look to future developments within the DC landscape.

The firm is also looking to offer two model portfolios next month which will also be accessed via wraps.

Its platform tie-ups come as the wealth management and investment firm looks to the intermediary space to help expand its offering from ultra high net worths to mass affluent clients.

"We have had demand from a few IFAs we have been talking to who said we like what you do but we want your investment solution through a platform," said head of intermediary sales Mark Rockliffe

Rockliffe added the firm is holding discussions with other major platform players as it looks to offer an outsourced investment solution to a broad band of IFA firms.

"Our target audience is a certain segment of the intermediary world," he said. "The big quality, national, regional IFAs only use a couple of platforms per firm. But they are all using different ones - so if you want to court that audience you probably need to be on the top six or eight platforms."